Section 8 in Washington County, PA
1,016 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Washington County, 71% utilized. 1 housing authority serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Washington County?
In most of the state, yes. Pennsylvania has no statewide source-of-income protection, so landlords in Washington County can decline Section 8 applications unless a local ordinance says otherwise.
Pennsylvania has no statewide source-of-income protection for housing vouchers. Local ordinances may apply.
Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Washington County in the Pittsburgh metro
Washington County is one of the counties inside the Pittsburgh, PA core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Pittsburgh metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Washington County
Each PHA sets its own payment standard, runs its own waitlist, and does its own inspections. The PHA whose jurisdiction covers a unit's ZIP is the one both tenant and landlord will deal with.
Washington County Housing Authority
Washington · PHA code PA017
1,016 Section 8 units
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Washington County
Washington County is in a Small Area FMR metro, so HUD publishes a separate rent limit for each ZIP (FY2026). The 2-bedroom figure is shown; each ZIP page has the full bedroom table.
- 15004$1,120
- 15019$990
- 15021$1,120
- 15022$1,070
- 15033$1,080
- 15038$1,200
- 15053$1,040
- 15054$1,120
- 15055$1,410
- 15057$1,240
- 15060$970
- 15063$1,080
- 15067$970
- 15078$1,120
- 15301$1,200
- 15311$1,190
- 15312$1,360
- 15313$1,210
- 15314$1,020
- 15317$1,460
- 15321$1,950
- 15323$1,080
- 15324$1,250
- 15329$1,140
- 15330$1,200
- 15331$1,260
- 15332$1,170
- 15333$1,090
- 15340$1,170
- 15342$1,310
- 15345$1,260
- 15347$1,210
- 15348$1,070
- 15350$1,460
- 15358$1,140
- 15360$1,210
- 15361$1,240
- 15363$990
- 15365$1,190
- 15366$1,070
- 15367$1,330
- 15368$1,080
- 15376$1,180
- 15377$1,290
- 15378$1,170
- 15379$1,360
- 15412$1,070
- 15417$980
- 15419$1,050
- 15423$1,180
- 15427$1,170
- 15429$980
- 15432$1,180
- 15434$1,120
- 15477$1,050
- 15483$970
Find Section 8 apartments in Washington County
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Other Pennsylvania counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 209,631 · FIPS 42125.